Cliff · South Dakota

The Palisades

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Elevation: 455 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles: Eagle Rock527 m · 16.2 mi
Nearest byway: Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway15.3 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 21:12local time
Coordinates: 43.6884, -96.5193

The Palisades, seen from above at true elevation

The Palisades is a cliff in South Dakota, at a recorded 455 m. Eagle Rock stands 527 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is King & Queen Rock, a attraction 0.2 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

Elevation: 455 m

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Palisades. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Eagle Rock	E 89°	527 m	16.2 mi
Jasper Peak	NE 35°	523.3 m	12.0 mi
Touch the Sky Prairie High Point	ENE 73°	518 m	13.0 mi
Orphanage Hill	NW 315°	484 m	13.9 mi
Egan Mounds	NNW 346°	484 m	20.4 mi
Trent Mounds	NNW 333°	455 m	14.7 mi
Mount Bigsiouxvius	SSW 212°	432 m	8.4 mi
Canton Mounds	S 183°	430 m	25.0 mi

On the road

15.3 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway

Overlooks nearby

Tower · 16 mi
Exhibit Quarry · 24 mi
Inkpaduta Campsite · 24 mi
Spotted Quarry · 25 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Artworks41

Two Eagles: 13.5 mi
1 > 7: 13.5 mi
Farmer: 13.5 mi
I Tell You What: 13.5 mi
Children's Art Wall: 13.5 mi

Museums19

Garretson Area Historical Society and Museum: 2.1 mi
Mary Jo Wegner Arboretum & East Sioux Falls Historic Site: 12.0 mi
Stockyards Ag Experience Barn Art Museum: 13.5 mi
Museum of Visual Materials: 14.0 mi
Old Courthouse Museum: 14.1 mi

Historic sites17

Minnesota Welcomes You: 6.2 mi
Minnehaha County Pioneers Memorial: 12.4 mi
The Amidon Affair: 12.4 mi
Tri-State Marker: 13.4 mi
The Dubuque House Historical Marker: 13.6 mi

Nature reserves13

Springwater Wildlife Management Area: 6.7 mi
Bartles Northern Tallgrass Prairie Refuge: 10.2 mi
Little Beaver Creek Wildlife Management Area: 12.8 mi
Jasper Wildlife Management Area: 14.5 mi
Roeman-Stetrichs Wildlife Management Area: 15.6 mi

Peaks9

Mount Bigsiouxvius: 8.4 mi
Jasper Peak: 12.0 mi
Touch the Sky Prairie High Point: 13.0 mi
Orphanage Hill: 13.9 mi
Trent Mounds: 14.7 mi

Ghost towns4

Manley: 8.1 mi
Carnegie: 12.5 mi
Bruce: 13.0 mi
Ash Creek: 19.3 mi

Attractions3

King & Queen Rock: 0.2 mi
W. H. Lyon Fairgrounds (Sioux Empire Fair): 15.7 mi
Corn Maze: 20.4 mi

Waterfalls3

Gardens3

Rooftop Garden: 14.5 mi
Indoor Gardens: 14.5 mi
Sunken Garden: 14.8 mi

Picnic sites2

Corn Feeding Area: 12.1 mi
Family Park: 18.0 mi

Beaches2

Swim Beach: 16.3 mi
Lake Alvin Beach: 17.6 mi

Cliffs1

Dells of the Sioux River: 12.8 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:30	19:01	19:39
June solstice	05:45	20:28	21:12
September equinox	07:14	18:47	19:25
December solstice	07:57	16:05	16:53

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	15	20	32	45	58	68	72	69	61	48	33	20
Precip in	0.7	0.9	1.8	3.3	3.8	5.0	3.4	3.2	3.1	2.3	1.3	0.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sioux Falls 14 NNE, 6 mi away.

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